Calhoun County News

With two major private-industry donations to help, and demand for affordable housing at an all-time high in Central Florida, Habitat for Humanity Orlando is about to start work on its largest home-building ...

State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the conviction, and sentencing, in Calhoun County Circuit Court, of Christopher A. Godwin, on a charge of Robbery While Wearing a Mask.

After years of arguments about consolidation in Calhoun County, plans for a new Blountstown High School are finally taking shape.

A Marianna man faces multiple charges following a one-vehicle wreck Saturday at about 12:49 a.m. in Calhoun County Florida Highway Patrol reports that a 1997 Chevy pickup driven by Handsford Eugene Griffis was ...

Hurricane season begins in just a few days and area emergency officials have been preparing all year long.

Briana Scroggins / Florida Times-Union BRIANA SCROGGINS/The Times-Unio It took Leonard about a year to complete the clay sculpture.

A search is underway for the body of a Bristol man who went overboard while fishing with his brother-in-law on the Apalachicola River Monday night.

People are still reacting to yesterday's surprise move by the Calhoun County School Board to scrap a three-year-old high school consolidation plan.

Searchers on the Apalachicola River recovered the body of a missing boater Wednesday evening.

A search for 24-year-old Zach Barber began last night and continues today, after getting a call that Barber fell into the Apalachicola River while fishing, according to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.

A former Calhoun County correctional officer is facing new charges of sexual misconduct with inmates, authorities reported. via Panama City News Herald

There's still no decision on where the new Calhoun County High School will be built. via WMBB-TV Panama City

“It's a little too early to talk about what the charges are”

BLOUNTSTOWN Two more woman have come forward in the case against a former Calhoun County correctional officer facing solicitation and bribery charges. via Panama City News Herald

Officials now know of two more women alleging sexual misconduct by Calhoun County Corrections Officer William Billy Strawn. via WJHG-TV Panama City

“Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it; however, it was ended when family members interrupted.”

Two Calhoun County homes were heavily damaged by fire late Wednesday night, including a trailer on Northwest Willow Bend Road in Altha where Lisa Vaughn lived until recently. via Jackson County Floridan

“Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it; however, it was ended when family members interrupted.”

An attorney is now advising the woman who appeared in a videotape which had a role in the firing and subsequent arrest of former Calhoun County correctional officer William "Billy" Strawn. via Jackson County Floridan

“Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it, however, it was ended when family members interrupted.”

Calhoun County Sheriff David Tatum said it could take several days or weeks to interview all the former or current female inmates that had contact with former correctional officer William "Billy" Strawn. via WMBB-TV Panama City

“Officer Strawn participated in this negotiation and may have initiated it, however, it was ended when family members interrupted.”

A Calhoun County correctional officer was fired from his post and jailed Friday evening on charges of bribery and solicitation of prostitution. via WMBB-TV Panama City

A Correctional Officer from the Calhoun County Jail in Blountstown, who negotiated sexual favors from a woman for privileges for her husband who was in jail, has been fired just moments after the alleged ... via WJHG-TV Panama City

“It is crucial for this hospital to remain open.”

Calhoun and Liberty counties have requested $10.5 million from the state to pay for five projects. via Tallahassee.com